Daily Archive: Saturday, February 25, 2023

Chief Investment Officer of the Guyana Office for Investment (G-Invest), Dr.

BENGALURU, India,  (Reuters) – Finance chiefs of the world’s largest economies strongly condemned Moscow for its war on Ukraine today, with only China and Russia itself declining to sign a joint statement.

BRUSSELS,  (Reuters) – The European Union vowed to increase pressure on Moscow “until Ukraine is liberated” as it adopted a tenth package of sanctions on Russia today, a day after the first anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Embattled investment firm, Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) can no longer trade in securities listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, JSE.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 77-year-old man is dead after he was trapped in a fire started by bandits who robbed his family before setting his Chaguanas home ablaze yesterday.

As the Ministry of Housing and Water inked contracts to the tune of $56.8 billion, Minister Collin Croal yesterday warned contractors that delays will not be tolerated and urged them to begin mobilisation immediately.

Four families have been left in a state of devastation after a fire, the origin of which is yet to be determined, ripped through a four-apartment complex at Lot C Louisa Row, Wortmanville, Georgetown, yesterday at about 4pm, leaving two families counting their losses and the other two suffering from scorched items and severe water damage.

Dear Editor, I refer to the letter ‘Troubling issues in the education sector’ by Mr.

Police Corporal Alden Reynolds yesterday afternoon succumbed to injuries sustained in an accident along the East Bank Berbice Public Road on Thursday.

Dear Editor, Kindly permit me a little space to offer my personal observations on my experiences at the National Park on Mashramani Day.

President Irfaan Ali yesterday said that the Government is working on promoting “defence diplomacy” as a key feature of Guyana’s foreign policy.

Dear Editor, I am gravely concerned by the way the government has pushed forward its carbon credits plan without respect for our traditional ways of making decisions as communities.

The meteoric rise of its fighters has seemingly inspired the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) to raise its bar as well.  This was evident last Sunday with the staging of the top quality Patrick Ford Memorial Tournament where the overflowing, tastefully decorated National Gymnasium was buzzing with excited fight fans.

A man has been sentenced to prison while his co-accused was set free after they were busted by the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) for possession of cannabis.

Dear Editor, Guyana bore witness to an act inflicted upon the highest elected regional official during the Region Four Regional Flag Raising ceremony, held on the premises of the Regional Democratic Council on Wednesday, 22nd February, 2023.

Carlos Petterson-Grifith has arrived in Miami, Florida on a mission to put his name in the Guinness Book of World Records.

The inaugural Rocks Auto Trans and Spares Parts ‘Legendary Cup’ Futsal Championship will culminate this evening at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue when heavyweights Bent Street and Back Circle battle in the grand final from 21:00hrs.

Darius Frank, a 29-year-old interdicted policeman/farmer was yesterday remanded over the possession of 113.2 lbs of marijuana.

Dear Editor, Mixing and Mashing but no private sector in the mix on Mash Day.

Leader of the AFC, Khemraj Ramjattan yesterday said he didn’t believe  the government was committed to full transparency in the extractives sector and said that it would be huge embarrassment to the country and a rebuke to President Irfaan Ali if Guyana was delisted from the EITI.

Dear Editor, The residents of Charlestown would like to express our gratitude to the Minister of Health, Dr.

Eon Martin, one of two men who were arrested in a Norton Street drug bust will now spend the next three years and six months behind bars after pleading guilty to a trafficking charge.

Dear Editor, GHK Lall’s allegation that the PPP Government is “hell bent on thwarting” the work of the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is ludicrously false and a malicious misrepresentation of the truth.

Dear Editor, I wish to express my thoughts, through the below writings, to you and your readers with a sense of hopefulness that we would examine ourselves and conduct in the world around us.

Chairman of Region Four, Daniel Seeram has made a formal report of assault against Regional Executive Officer of the Region (REO), Donald Gajraj.

The rampant Panthers remained undefeated after mauling the GDF outfit, 73-17 when the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) 12s League continued on Sunday at the National Park.

Dear Editor, I recently attended the movie ‘Brown Sugar Too Bitter For Me 2 (The Oil Dream)’, a film produced by local ace Director/actor Mahadeo Shivraj with wonderful songs sung by Devendra Pooran, Nadir Bacchus et al and lyrics which sounded pretty much like Bollywood music.

Demerara Bank Ltd (DBL) yesterday said that it has granted a number of concessional loans to vendors whose businesses were gutted in the fire that devastated the Parika Market.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) said yesterday that it had postponed the Essequibo against the Select XI Inter-County match but said the Demerara versus Berbice encounter will commence today.  “The Guyana Cricket Board hereby advises that the first-round match between Essequibo and the Select X1 scheduled for the Enmore Community Centre ground from February 25, 2023, to February 28, 2023, has been postponed until further notice,”  A release from the board stated.

KYIV,  (Reuters) – Ukraine honoured its dead and vowed to keep fighting yesterday while Russia told the world to accept “the realities” of its war but faced new Western sanctions on the invasion’s anniversary.

Dear Editor, This letter constitutes what I would refer to as a verbal staccato, but like a musical score, the different bits and pieces that follow will constitute, like music, a single, pleasant and informative score to benefit this and succeeding generations.

The Nigerian man who the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) had tracked down based on a package that his accomplice was trying to mail through the Guyana Post Office (GPO), was yesterday sentenced to four years imprisonment after admitting to the charge.

The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) will kick off its Mash 7s Tournament today at 11:00am at the National Park.

WASHINGTON/TALLINN, (Reuters) – The West reacted with skepticism to China’s proposal on Friday – the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – for a ceasefire, with NATO saying Beijing did not have much credibility as a mediator.

HAVANA,  (Reuters) – Cuban firefighters, planes and Defense Force helicopters were working yesterday to extinguish a large-scale forest fire which has been raging for seven days on the east of the island.

(Reuters) – A Colombian court this month hosted its first legal trial in the metaverse, and now hopes to experiment again with virtual reality, authorities told Reuters.

A visitor from the US who tried to smuggle twelve rolled ‘joints’ of cannabis into Guyana on Thursday was ordered to do three days of community service and fined a total of $30,000 after he pleaded guilty to the possession of narcotic charge that was read to him.

Dear Editor, I write with reference to Darsh Khusial’s letter titled: “What evidence is there of an EITI extension?”

MADRID, (Reuters) – Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone’s mentality has been the key to his team’s success in recent years, said his Real Madrid counterpart Carlo Ancelotti, who he faces in LaLiga today.

Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) officers yesterday conducted an operation in the vicinity of Albert Street between Regent and Charlotte streets Georgetown, where they intercepted a male carrying a backpack.

Dear Editor, As we wind down Black History Month, I feel compelled to refer to a letter published in Stabroek News, dated February 21, written by Harry Hergash.

VALLETTA, (Reuters) – A Maltese court yesterday struck down a highly controversial 2015 deal under which the then government granted management of three hospitals to an international group with no experience in the medical sector.

(Reuters) – Yorkshire have confirmed documents and data relating to allegations of racism against the county cricket club were deleted or lost during the tenure of a previous regime.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia captain Pat Cummins will miss the third test in India after returning home to be with his ailing mother in Sydney, Cricket Australia said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray said the ‘Law of Averages’ had finally swung in his favour after he saved five match points to defeat Jiri Lehecka at the Qatar Open yesterday and reach a first ATP Tour final since June last year.

Malik Beasley scored 25 points and Austin Reaves added 17 as the new-look Los Angeles Lakers earned a 124-111 victory Thursday over the visiting Golden State Warriors in the first game back from the All-Star break for both teams.

Introduction President Irfaan Ali was visibly upset by the disclosure in the Stabroek News of Guyana’s suspension from the Norway-based Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).

KARACHI, Pakistan, CMC – West Indies all-rounder Odean Smith grabbed two wickets but then perished for a two-ball ‘duck’ as Quetta Gladiators slumped to their fourth defeat in five games to remain rooted to the bottom of the Pakistan Super League.

In the shady corners of some of Guyana’s restaurants and cafes, there are whispers about rodents intermingling with the food, dirty cooks, and unclean cooking spaces.

In November 2022 software developer OpenAI launched a new version of its chatbot, ChatGPT which responds to questions on almost any topic under the sun.

SAN SALVADOR,  (Reuters) – El Salvador’s government moved thousands of suspected gang members to a newly opened “mega prison” yesterday, the latest step in a controversial crackdown on crime that has caused the Central American nation’s prison population to soar.

(Reuters) – Harry Brook and Joe Root smashed centuries in an unbroken 294-run stand to drive England to 315 for three before rain cut day one short in the second test against New Zealand in Wellington on Friday.